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- Sat Jun 09, 2007 2:11 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Seasonic S12 Energy Plus: Efficient Power for Connoisseurs
- Replies: 38
- Views: 42252
I've heard similar noise from my new psu. I just went from a S12-430 to a 650+ after upgrading my rig (AM2 4600+ to 6000+ and added another 7950 for sli) because I thought the 430 wouldn't have anough juice for the sli (yes 'juice' is about as good as my understanding gets). The fan definitely ramps...
- Tue Mar 27, 2007 4:54 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: 50W Quad Core Xeon announced
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7220
- Thu Mar 08, 2007 5:38 am
- Forum: Deals, Vendors and Classifieds
- Topic: Sticky for the UK
- Replies: 107
- Views: 876823
- Sun Dec 03, 2006 7:05 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Raptor Hard Drives, any benefit to me?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5623
I seriously doubt you'll get even a slight fps boost going from 7200 to 10k rpm, the thing I noticed most was loading times decreasing and things running that little bit more smooth. In gaming it generakky hasn't provided a boost, I noticed it more when using photoshop or premiere. A mild overclock'...
- Sat Sep 09, 2006 2:14 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Replace Lian Li 80 mm case fans??
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6471
Sounds like your Lian Li cases has a switch on the front which controls the voltage of the front two fans. I would seriously consider replacing the fans though in the long run if they're anything like the original ones in the PC-60 I had. Also if the rear exhaust grill is very airflow restrictive it...
- Sun Jun 11, 2006 10:25 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: What are you listening to right now?
- Replies: 4309
- Views: 2610743
- Fri Jun 02, 2006 10:08 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Best LCD monitor...?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 9816
I'm using both a Dell 2005 and an Eizo S2410W, both are very good for what they do at their price point, and are fine for games, movies and general work, they're also silent :) . Dell tend to be pretty good about letting you send back products just cause you don't like them after a couple days. The ...
- Tue May 23, 2006 8:22 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: What resolution are you running at?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 24213
- Mon Feb 06, 2006 4:50 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: New AMD based HTPC, low noise, medium performance, advice.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6995
My 2 pence: I've had a few problems with kingston valueram before, I would go with 2 crucial sticks instead as you want things to be reliable. Also I might be tempted to do a quick mod on the rear exhaust to fit a 80mm nexus fan instead of the two 60mm, although as you've said, you probably won't ne...
- Mon Nov 07, 2005 3:38 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: 2.5" Western Digital Scorpio WD800UE any good ?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2996
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but the 8Mb version will be a little faster than the 2Mb, maybe better to describe it as more responsive, but the rotation speed is the biggest factor to be concerned with. There probably won't be any noticable difference with sustained transfers. If it only costs a ...
- Sun Nov 06, 2005 2:52 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: 2.5" Western Digital Scorpio WD800UE any good ?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2996
Hi seforo
Welcome to SPCR!
The scorpio's pretty good, the 8Mb version has a review:
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article250-page1.html
I guess the 2Mb model will be very similar.
Welcome to SPCR!
The scorpio's pretty good, the 8Mb version has a review:
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article250-page1.html
I guess the 2Mb model will be very similar.
- Thu Nov 03, 2005 3:03 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Swapping 9600 HS
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5793
The only place I know that still stocks the ZM50 in the UK is:
http://www.koolnquiet.co.uk/index.php?m ... &cat_id=12
But with that price i'd be tempted with the ZM80
http://www.koolnquiet.co.uk/index.php?m ... &cat_id=12
But with that price i'd be tempted with the ZM80
- Mon Oct 17, 2005 1:26 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Lian Li 20th Anniversary Edition
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2659
- Mon Oct 17, 2005 1:18 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Shuttle's long awaited SD11G5 Pentium-M SFF
- Replies: 74
- Views: 70214
Great review! I'm pleased you did the nexus fan swap cause (as you said) it was such an obvious thing to do, and exactly what most people at SPCR would go for. :) It's nice to finally see a Pentum M shuttle out there, and one that is really worth getting. My only gripe is the traditional positioning...
- Mon Sep 19, 2005 2:56 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: 120-160GB harddrives
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9683
I agree with IdontexistM8, there is an issue with spinpoint vibrations, but it's not too bad and it's easy to deal with, in your average SFF you probably won't notice. If you get the spinpoints from http://www.kustompcs.co.uk , you can ask them to check them for the right motor. I've always got luck...
- Wed Sep 14, 2005 4:35 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: New generation VGA as quiet as HIS 9800Pro Excalibur?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3093
You should be able to get hold of a passively cooled geforce 6600 or 6800 (gigabyte do some models), or undervolt a modern vga silencer. I've got of Geforce 6800GT with a VGA silencer and it's not bad with the standard, certainly much better than a normal stock cooler. If you undervolt it with a fan...
- Tue Aug 16, 2005 2:11 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Seagate Momentus 5400.2 120G SATA notebook drive
- Replies: 24
- Views: 27653
- Tue Jul 26, 2005 11:52 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: HTPC - Looks finally matter
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7227
- Wed Jul 06, 2005 8:06 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: XP media centre?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2506
- Tue Jun 21, 2005 7:13 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: The future is now PC to Stereo
- Replies: 40
- Views: 18106
- Sat Jun 18, 2005 2:23 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Nexus 120mm Fans: The most quiet case fan solution?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 10464
- Thu Jun 16, 2005 2:26 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Killing the noise on a Radion 9000 AIW
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2983
Hi Dooferlad First the most important thing :D Welcome to SPCR I would think the ZM17-CU might be worth a try, (although a cooked a Geforce 4200 with one of those while back, but they run pretty hot). Maybe stick a 80mm nexus fan close by if things in that shuttle box are a bit hot, I doubt drilling...
- Sun Jun 12, 2005 1:25 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Case airflow with Antec VGA cooler
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2729
- Sat Jun 11, 2005 11:17 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Most Reliable Fanless PSU?
- Replies: 48
- Views: 25975
- Thu Jun 02, 2005 3:34 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Desperation
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7521
My first thought is you could replace the geforce heatsink/fan with an arctic cooling model, and undervolt it a little. This will be quieter than the stock model (even without undervolting) and you'll probably be able to remove the blower after this. Also decoupling the hard disks would be good mayb...
- Thu May 26, 2005 3:22 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: quick answer needed re VGA Silencer rev3 or Silencer ATI2??
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2016
- Wed May 18, 2005 6:14 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Socket A board with vcore and multiplier control?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6874
Quite a lot of socket A boards do, especially if you go for the higher end versions which are designed to allow overclocking. I personally prefer nforce 2 models made by DFI, Epox and Abit, but there are loads out there that work fine (asus are good they just don't allow much undervolting). However ...
- Mon May 16, 2005 5:31 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: New 180mm case fans
- Replies: 33
- Views: 12829
- Wed May 11, 2005 3:39 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Passive Video Card / AGP / Dual DVI / Video Editing
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4961
- Wed May 11, 2005 1:11 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Passive Video Card / AGP / Dual DVI / Video Editing
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4961